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Latest News in Telecommunications

  • July 29, 2026

    Meta Set For 2027 Trial In Mass. Social Media Addiction Case

    A Massachusetts judge on Wednesday agreed to schedule a jury-waived trial for next May in the state's social media addiction lawsuit against Instagram and its owner, Meta Platforms.

  • July 29, 2026

    Bain, Tillman Plug $1.5B Into Eaton Fiber To Fund Ripple Buy

    Bain Capital and Tillman Global Holdings on Wednesday announced that they have plugged $1.5 billion into telecommunications company Eaton Fiber, while simultaneously announcing Eaton Fiber's plan to acquire fiber optic internet provider and network operator Ripple Fiber.

  • July 29, 2026

    Enforcers Defend Google Search Win, Seek Payment Ban

    The U.S. Department of Justice and state enforcers urged the D.C. Circuit not to disturb a trial court's ruling that found Google illegally maintained its search monopoly, while also asking the appeals court to consider banning Google from paying to be the default search engine.

  • July 28, 2026

    FCC Pulls Major Provider From Lifeline, Citing Violations

    The Federal Communications Commission says it has banned one of the nation's biggest Lifeline providers from participating in the subsidy program after uncovering widespread violations of the program's rules, including a practice of transferring people back after they switched their service to another provider.

  • July 28, 2026

    FCC Says Starlink Routers Exempt From Nat'l Security Ban

    The Federal Communications Commission has banned virtually all foreign-made routers from the United States, citing national security concerns, but it isn't worried about ones made by billionaire Elon Musk's satellite internet company Starlink.

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